Which surrounds....rs-52 or rb-61/81 ??

[scottyg]

Alright I have heard enough about which speakers to go with for my rear surrounds.......I have the rf-82s fronts and rc-62 center.....I have a rectangular room which is 20 x 16. I watch mostly sports,movies and listen to various music. Since everyone here obviously has klipsch products can you tell me why one speaker be better than the other ? I have heard a lot about timbre mathcing and woofer matching.........but no one has given me any advice...........besides magnolia which suggested I go with the rb-61s but that is the only product they carry so I thought the advice was a bit fishy ? especially since the rb81s and the rf-82 have the same size woofer. Any advice would be appreciated !!!!

thanks

Scott

[TheSoundBroker]

Which surrounds you use comes down to coverage and seating position. You want to pick the surround that gives you the most even surround coverage to all the seats. For a narrow seating area (3 or less) that is not too close to the rear wall, monopoles work well with the RB-81 having the best dynamic match to the fronts as you suspected. For a wider seating area, the RS series surrounds will give you greater coverage without holes (RS-62's). If you have more than 1 row of seating, then you want both in a 7.1 setup to cover both rows of seats evenly.

[WopOnTour]

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[colterphoto1]

Which surrounds you use comes down to coverage and seating position. You want to pick the surround that gives you the most even surround coverage to all the seats. For a narrow seating area (3 or less) that is not too close to the rear wall, monopoles work well with the RB-81 having the best dynamic match to the fronts as you suspected. For a wider seating area, the RS series surrounds will give you greater coverage without holes (RS-62's). If you have more than 1 row of seating, then you want both in a 7.1 setup to cover both rows of seats evenly.

Precisely! Very well described.